MARBLEHEAD CL 12
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
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Omaha Class Cruiser
- USS MARBLEHEAD CL-12 Commissioned 8 September 1924 - Decommissioned 1 November 1945
Keel Laid 4 August 1920 - Launched 9 October 1923
Stricken 28 November 1945
Sold 27 February 1946 for scrap
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- USS Marblehead CL-12 Covers Page 1 (1924-1945)
Postmarks
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-03-24 |
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Censored WWII use
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Locy Type 3 |
1927-06-23 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1934-06-14 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1939-01-14 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1937-11-29 |
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Sent collect
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Locy Type |
1941-05-26 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 3z |
1943-06-15 |
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String or rubber band used to hold bars together
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Locy Type |
1932-05-01 |
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Locy Type 5s |
1933-11-11 |
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Armistice Day
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Locy Type 5s |
1934-10-27 |
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Navy Day on a Harry Ioor Columbus Day cover
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Locy Type 6g |
1931-06-09 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type 6g |
1932-11-24 |
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Thanksgiving Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type 6g |
1932-03-27 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 9v |
1929-01-04 |
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Registered, Official Business cut-square
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Locy Type 9v |
1929-03-xx |
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Registered, Official Business cut-square. Day unreadable.
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Locy Type 9v |
1941-05-15 |
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Mark from back of cover, posted in Tsingtao, China
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Locy Type |
1944-07-31 |
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1924-11-18 |
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Other Information
USS MARBLEHEAD earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Yangtze Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Defense Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Marblehead, MA
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Joseph Evans.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MARBLEHEAD - USS Marblehead (1861 Gunboat), USS Marblehead C-11 and USS Marblehead CL-12.
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